LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 January 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"I might' say that they were the only colonial division picked to go with the British divisions to occupy the - 'other-'side' of'the-Rhine," said Colonel E. A. Chaffey, speaking of the New Zealanders. Jat..-, Christchurch.

According to the "New York Times" Jesso Willard has'signed a contract to defend the heavy-Weight boxing championship title some time before July 4 next. It is probable that his opponent will be Jack Dempsey.

I Fishing off the New Brighton pier | two Christchurch anglers caught a i shark, which on being measured was | found to be sft 3in long. When the /shark was opened there were found 144 dogfish "all alive:" -', '

The strong protest against reducing the daily mail service to a tri-weekly between Taumarunui and Maticre and Ohura districts has been effective. The Postmaster-General informs Mr. Jennings, M.P., that an alternate tri-week-ly service has been accepted. There is strong feeling in out districts that fair treatment is not being given them in regard to postal matter.

An employee of Waingawa frozen meat works has just had the experience of sleeping 60 hours at » stretch. As he did not turn' up at work investigation was made, and he •was found in bed sound asleep. All efforts to awaken him were futile, and a doctor was called in. He was removed to the Masterton Hospital .still asleep. Next day, he awakened in almost his normal condition.

The long-established coaching service between Waiouru and Tokaanu is being closed. The new route from the Main Trunk railway to Tokaanu is from Waimarino, and a motor service! fover this irccently constructed road has just been inaugurated. The distance, 44 miles, is the same as from Waiouru, but when a deviation at the back of Lake Eoto Ara has been formed the journey will be reduced to 30 miles.

The Kaiser has many a foolish word to eat, and n ot the least bitter will me a boast made two months before his accession. It had been rumoured that Frederick 111 had had some notion of restoring Alsace and Lorraine, and the young Kaiser hastened to denounce " so shameful a slander," adding: "Our 18 army corps land 42 million subjects will be left on the fiefd of battle before we permit a single stone of what we have won to be taken from us."

The spectacle of an army of rabbits invading Victoria from New South Wales moved the rablbit inspector at Corryong to send telegraphic advice of the fact to Departmental Headquarters on January 7. The point 0? tittack (reports the "Agtf) was the bridge over the Murray at Jinjellie. The bridge was too narrow to accommodate' the hordes, and the little animals took to the river, which is now running low, and swam to the Victorian side. The inspector asked whether

The following vessels will probably be within wireless range to-night: Maori, Mararoa, Monowai, Mdana, and Manuka. Mr T. Bason notifies in another column that he is leaving the Taihape diurrict, iand that all accounts due to him must be paid on or before Thursday, 20th February, or they will be handed to his solicitor for collection. Claims against Mr Bason should be rendered by the same date. At the Tui Street mart to-morrow afternoon, at two o'clock, Messrs Ward and Co. will sell a quantity'of blankits, sheets, towels, beds (kapoc and flax), blankets (single and double), sheets (single and double), pillows and slips, quantity enamelware, cups and saucers, dinner-ware, knives, forks, and spoons, etc., from the Temporary Hospital. Every article has been washed and thoroughly disinfected.

It is hard to conceive a more unpleasant time than was experienced in Taihape last night. A strong, gusty wind from a northerly quarter sprang up after undown, Raising clouds of dust, whicn came" sweeping down the Main Street, obscuring at times buildings on the side o'f the street, and through which the electric lights shone dully. This was the precursor of rain which started to fall, shortly after 9 a.m. and continued steadily all this meaning. The rain will be very acceptable to those persons living outside the water Supply area, as tanks were getting very low.